Cook also said that Apple will employ "thousands of employees, thousands more in the future" in the USA, but didn't provide details on when or how that will happen. Cook's initiative was apparently not influenced by Trump; the president had earlier praised companies such as Carrier, SoftBank and Charter Communications for promising to hire more American workers.

Apple intends to invest in programs that can train workers how to code, Cook added. However, a lot of the money for this effort will be borrowed and not drawn from Apple's substantial cash reserves. Advanced manufacturing differs from typical manufacturing in that it often requires specialized skills to produce highly engineered components that go into Apple's products.

Apple is highlighting its United States presence at the same time lawmakers consider a major tax proposal by Trump that would let Apple, along with other large companies, bring back accumulated profits from overseas at potentially lower tax rates.

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Speakers, likewise, have the right to say whatever they want, but bear the responsibility of owning their words' consequences. Demonstrators from as far away as Orange County, some with flags that read "TRUMP", said they would stand up for free speech.

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Kim has never met with a foreign leader since taking charge after his father's death in 2011 and hasn't left his isolated country. The US administration advisor added: "And so it's important, I think, for all of us to confront this regime".